26.4% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Coober Pedy · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Coober Pedy
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a quarter of the people in Coober Pedy were born overseas, reflecting a diverse mix of backgrounds. This international influence is clear in the ancestry data, where Greek and German roots are far more common here than in many other Australian towns.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 21.6% and 20.5%. Other significant groups include Greek (6.0%), German (5.8%), and Irish (5.5%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.4% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and a little above the South Australian average. This is a small drop from 2011, when the figure was 27.3%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Coober Pedy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415010/coober-pedy/topic/ancestry-heritage